As we have seen the first two games of the JD Cymru Premier season we can see some of the players that can possibly be potential stars in the league this season.
We look at the value of each player, courtesy of Transfer Market valuations.
Aberystwyth Town – Lewis Webb – £68k
Lewis Webb is a promising Welsh goalkeeper as the shot-stopper earned a loan move to Anthony Williams’s side this summer.
The 20-year-old has featured for the u19 and u21 Wales side as he has featured alongside the likes of Rubin Colwill and Neco Williams as the young goalkeeper currently has two caps for the u21 side.
Webb’s last club was a loan move to Shelbourne in the Irish Premier Division in January this year.
The young goalkeeper hopes to gain regular first-team minutes as he hopes to impress Swansea City as well as the Aberystwyth fans.
Airbus UK – Jake Phillips – £68k
Airbus will be one of the favorites to go down but Jake Phillips a recent arrival from Flint Town United, could be one to keep an eye on.
Phillips has featured for four different clubs within the Welsh Premier League as he had spells with Connah’s Quay Nomads, Newtown, Flint Town United, and Airbus.
Phillips was a regular starter for each club he went to. Phillips will be a key player at the club as the club hopes to survive heading into this season.
Bala Town – David Edwards – £180k
The 43-cap Welsh international who contributed 11 goals last season is the highest valued player at The Lakesiders. The 36-year-old midfielder had spells with Shrewsbury Town, Reading, and Luton Town but most famously a long-standing servant at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He currently has two goals this season as he scored two goals for Bala in a 6-1 against Chirk AAA FC in the Nathaniel MG Cup.
Caernarfon Town – Dion Donohue – £90k
Donohue featured in Welsh football in the early stages of this career at Porthmadog, Holywell Hotspur, and Caernarfon Town. He had spells at Chesterfield, Portsmouth, Mansfield, Swindon, and Barrow.
He returned to Caernarfon Town last season as he took the captaincy for The Canaries as his performances for the side last season helped Huw Griffith’s side finish in 4th place. Donohue was voted as one of our players of the season last season as he also scored two goals.
Cardiff Met – Emlyn Lewis – £68k
The Archers centre-half has been a commanding figure in the Cardiff Met back line as he is the most valuable football player at the club.
Lewis scored nine goals in all competitions last season including two goals scored from this own half. The two-time Wales C international also had the honour to captain the side in a 4-0 win over England C at The Oval.
Lewis will need to be a key player yet again this season as Cardiff Met has lost several of their star players as well as having a new manager in the dugout for the new season.
Connah’s Quay – Michael Wilde – £113k
The ever-reliant Cymru Premier striker has scored over 100 goals in Welsh domestic football as he has featured for three different clubs in the topflight.
Michael Wilde was one of the shock signings for Flint Town United last season as he scored 16 goals for The Silkmen during his time at the club.
The 38-year-old striker made a return to Connah’s Quay this summer as he was reunited with ex-Flint Town United manager Neil Gibson. He already scored for The Nomads this season as he scored against The New Saints as he helped knock his first Welsh side out of the competition.
Flint Town United – Danny Harrison – £45k
Harrison is one of the most reliable players on this list as the central midfielder has featured 185 times in English Football League Two and 92 times in the English Football League One with Tranmere Rovers and Rotherham United.
The midfielder has also spent a season within the National League for Chester. He signed with Connah’s Quay in 2015 as he spent over six years with the club as Connah’s Quay won back-to-back titles.
Harrison signed for Flint Town United last season as he made 21 appearances last season for the Silkmen.
Haverfordwest County – Jazz Richards – £68k
The former Wales International received 14 caps for the national side as well as featuring for Swansea City and Cardiff City.
He featured 22 times in the English topflight as he featured 18 times for the Swans over four years and featured four times in the 2018-19 season for Cardiff City.
During his career in English football, he failed to score a league goal as last season he grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-1 win against Cefn Druids.
Newtown – Aaron Williams – £90k
Williams came a long way to enjoy success as the English forward played for 11 different clubs over ten years before his move to Newtown. Some of his notable clubs were Nuneaton Town, Brackley Town, and Rushall Olympic.
While at Rushall Olympic in the Northern Premier League Premier Division he scored 28 goals in 39 games. Williams was also a part of “The Great Escape” Newport County team as he scored three goals in the process during his time there.
Williams signed for Newtown last season as the forward notched 17 goals with only Declan Mcmanus beating him to the top scorer spot.
Penybont – Mael Davies – £113k
Davies is one of Penybont’s up-and-coming youngsters as the former Swansea City youngster enjoyed a brilliant season at The Bont last season.
The former Cardiff Met player featured in the 2-1 win over Progres as well as 27 times in the 2019-20 season as he scored five goals for the club that season.
Following his performances for Christian Edwards’s side, he earned himself a free transfer move to Penybont as he is now considered one of the best players within the division.
Davies is a versatile player who can play in multiple positions as he has featured over 50 times since his arrival, he was also another player included in our team of the season from last season.
Pontypridd United – Clayton Green – £68k
Green was one of the recently promoted side’s signings as he shocked a few people by joining Ponty this season.
He left Barry Town United as a legend at the club following their relegation to the JD Cymru South last season as he was one of their key players as they faced a relegation battle last season.
The midfielder was picked up by the recently promoted side as he featured 34 times last season as well as scoring four times for Gavin Chesterfield’s side last season.
He has already featured for The Dragons as he played against one of his former sides Carmarthen Town as they won 2-0 in the cup.
The New Saints – Declan McManus – £158k
Not a shock to many who would be the most valuable player at TNS as the Scottish forward scored 24 goals in 28 games for The New Saints in Phases one and two.
The forward arrived from Dunfermline for a fee of around 50k as his value has now tripled following last season.
The forward made an instant impact in the Europa Conference League Qualifying last season as he scored four goals in four games. He scored a hat-trick against last season’s Czech First League Champions Viktoria Plzen as The New Saints lost on penalties.
He already has a goal to his name this season as he scored against Connah’s Quay in the Nathaniel MG Cup.
Leave a Reply